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Kuwait - R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications 0.09

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 156 economies tracked

Latest value

0.09 (2024)

Global rank

##29 of 156 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1997

0.43×

Ranking Race — R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#16#31#46#61#76#911996200120062011201620212024#54#292020 overtook Macao2024 overtook Turkey
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2024. Kuwait climbed from #54 to #29 (overtook Macao). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Kuwait ↓

Key Events — Kuwait

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2015
Fell 36 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Macao in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Turkey in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 50 places in global rank auto

R-D Expenditure and Patent Applications, 1997-2024

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19972007201720240.060.180.310.43

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